Tag Archive for: africanculture

Trademission Ghana

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From 19 to 30 April 2023 I was visiting Accra, Ghana. I was a member of a Trademission, together with other Dutch companies and organized by the NABC. The delegation took part in the General Assemblee of the World Trade Centre Association,…

Ghanaian friends and family

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It has been marvelous to be back in Ghana and to be able to have face to face contacts with friends, former colleagues, partners in crime and my Ghanaian brother. I was very happy to see everybody is doing fine and wonderful to experience we…

BNR: business in Tanzania

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On March 9, 2023, I was again a co-host and 'world conqueror' on BNR radio. This time it was about doing business in Tanzania. Listen back to the broadcast here. 'Pole pole pole' is a common Tanzanian expression: it means: 'calm, calm', or…

Sierra Leone: Intercultural Teambuilding

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A full week Intercultural Teambuilding for a development organization in Sierra Leone. Working through disturbed relationships, solving issues and creating understanding. Wonderful work done together with Papa Arkhurst from Ghana.

Negotiation in Kenya

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This article was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the van de EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets Why should I read this document?  Negotiating in a foreign country (and possibly a foreign language) is always a big challenge: …

Trust in Kenya

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The article 'Building trust and relationship in Kenya' was originally published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Short introduction Trusting relationships form the prerequisite for any successful business.…

Employees in Kenya

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My article 'Attract, retain and find employees in Kenya' has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about managing employees in Kenya are the…

Finding business partners in Kenya

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This article has originally been published on the CUBE IN platform of the EU, meant for SME's in emerging markets. Important! The 5 most important things to know about doing business in Kenya are the following: Business is done between people…

Modernity and Tradition: Management in Africa

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International managers know it: the best practices and tools of ‘Western’ management cannot be simply transferred to other parts of the world. They need some serious adaptation. Several scholars have written about it, one of them being…

Culture and ethnicity in Africa

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This article was originally published on my LinkedIn. Africa has an enormous wealth of thousands different cultures and peoples, spread out over 54 different countries. Now the question rises whether the ethnic groups that have lived in…